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John Block gets 15-year jail term for money laundering, corruption
Block was sentenced alongside former Trifecta CEO Christo Scholts.
Block could walk free as state closes case early
Northern Cape finance MEC John Block, accused of fraud, corruption and money-laundering, could walk free after the state closed its case early.
N Cape ANC did not advertise tenders, hears court
The Northern Cape government entered into lease agreements with the Trifecta Group without advertising any tenders, a court has heard.
ANC MP guilty of lying about interests
Yolanda Botha has been given maximum penalty for misleading ethics committee on value of loan.
Trifecta’s kickback circle extends beyond Northern Cape
Three more African National Congress politicians received benefits from the group that leases property to the government.
Northern Cape’s Nintendo politics
In one corner, ”members of the Hidden Hand” who moonlight as the ”demonic forces of the dark”. In the other, ”Mugabe and his evil warriors”.
Divisions grip ANC in Northern Cape
Tensions ahead of the African National Congress’s provincial conference in the Northern Cape reached a new high on Friday.